Last updated: 2012-08-04
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Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ
Box 4485
Pretoria
0001 South Africa
Look for an email address on the ZS6EZ home page (zs6ez.org.za)
For explanations, see the current version. This file serves mainly to archive standings at today's date. The Background, This List, Thanks, Start Dates, How to apply and Notes sections have been removed for brevity.
This list contains only South African stations.
| DXCC | ZS stations | Status |
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Mixed: Any mode, any band Phone: SSB, AM, FM etc. CW Digital: RTTY, PSK etc. Satellite 1,8 MHz 3,5 MHz 7 MHz 10 MHz 14 MHz 18 MHz 21 MHz 25 MHz 28 MHz 50 MHz 144 MHz Challenge: Total current band-countries from 1,8 to 50 MHz 5 Band: DXCC on 3,5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz |
175 98 22 8 1 5 7 9 4 14 6 12 5 19 4 None 10 11 |
Incomplete before year 2000 Incomplete before year 2000 Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Lacking one certificate number Complete No ZS members Complete Complete |
2011 was a banner year for DXCC in South Africa. The year produced 49 DXCC applications (initial and endorsements) from ZS stations. In recent memory, the greatest number of applications in a year was 17!
Like in 2010, ZS2 appears to be the place where things are happening. ZS2DL, ZS2EZ, ZS2I and ZS2Y have continued to be very active. ZS2CR joined the fray in 2011-09 by applying for four DXCC certificates. Clearly, a little competition never hurts! On the Digital DXCC list, ZS2s now dominate, with ZS2EZ and ZS2DL the top two stations on that mode and with five of the seven certificates issued to South Africans going to ZS2s. Given that less than 10% of South African radio amateurs are ZS2s, it is amazing that they hold more than two-thirds of all the Digital DXCCs in the country!
Another major milestone is when ZS4TX and ZS6KR exceeded 300 on 7 and 21 MHz respectively. Bernie van der Walt ZS4TX was not only the first to hit 300 on 7 MHz, but also the second South African on any band. Many DXers consider 7 MHz to be a "low band", a fact that makes Bernie's achievement even more impressive. When Hans Kappetijn ZS6KR has also hit the 300 mark on 21 MHz in 2011-10, he became the second South African to reach the milestone on more than one band. Hans already has a score of over 300 on 14 MHz. South Africans now show totals of over 300 on each of four frequency bands (7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz).
Finally, 2010-10 saw another "first" in the DXCC programme: The simultaneous birth of four new DXCC entities! On 2010-10-10, the two countries representing the Netherlands Antilles (PJ8 and PJ9) were deleted when all the islands gained more autonomy from the Netherlands. Four new DXCC countries were created: PJ2 Curacao; PJ4 Bonaire; PJ5/6 St.Eustasius/Saba and PJ7 St. Maarten. As could have been anticipated, there was a flurry of activity, with major multi-operator DXpeditions being available around the clock from each of these locations. The bands were divided into segments by mutual consent, to ensure that the four sudden Most Wanted countries did not create mutual interference. Old timers suddenly had to rebuild stations and figure out which buttons to press on their fancy radios to make it happen. Any Old Timers who could not figure it out will slide down the DXCC Honour Roll by four slots.
The deletion of PJ8 and PJ9 was effective immediately, but DXCC credits for the four new countries were only granted starting 2011-01-01. The Honour Roll was reshuffled in a big way, with most of the changes being out of the way by mid-2011.
During 2010-12, ZS1AU submitted his first-ever DXCC application after concerted nagging and assistance by ZS6P. Dennis has been DXing for decades, predominantly on 14 MHz SSB. It comes as no surprise that Dennis has managed to confirm most of the world's countries through the years, and his DXCC application makes a major splash on the Mixed, Phone and 14 MHz lists. He is now listed in the Top tables in all three categories. Dennis subsequently submitted an endorsement application, and is now on the Honour Roll on Mixed and Phone. With his large number of deleted entities, Dennis is now the highest ZS station on the Phone list.
During 2011-04, ZS4TX reclaimed his Top of the Honour Roll status when his application was the first ZS to be processed after the addition of the PJs. Bernie also re-entered the CW Honour Roll. Both ZS6EZ and ZS6P have subsequently had their applications processed, bringing them back up to their rightful places.
During 2011, South Sudan had a referendum to vote on independence. The outcome was positive, and South Sudan became independent on 2011-07-14. Within two weeks, ST0R was on the bands with a vengeance. Five stations were on the air simultaneously, with many ZS stations making it on six bands and more. Two South African DXers made it on nine bands (1,8 to 28 MHz) and three modes (CW, SSB, RTTY). ZS6RJ made 22 contacts on different band-modes! Unfortunately, no 50 MHz opening seems to have taken place to southern Africa.
As of 2011-08-17, The DXCC Honour Roll has been changed to reflect the addition of South Sudan.
Also during 2011, ZS6KR joined the CW DXCC Honour Roll. Hans became only the third South Africans to achieve this standard on CW. Bernie ZS4TX made a second submission in November, making him the top South African. Hans is just above the entry level, with eight needed.
Finally, during 2011-10 the compiler obtained access to the DXCC Annual Lists from the Fifties and Sixties, providing many details previously unknown. More than 70 new ZS stations were included in this list, including all members up to 1955. The breakthrough is particularly important because 17 stations came to light that had DXCCs issued before the earliest previously-known certificate. On Phone, nine earlier stations were found. The quest will continue to make this list as complete and accurate as humanly possible. Help with specific details like names, dates and certificate numbers would be particularly welcome.
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ZS2X <1950 211 1952 Rex Bosman--Silent Key ZS6BW <1950 293 1961 Bert Sachs--Silent Key < 1990 ZS2AG <1950 162 1953 P G (Piet) Pretorius--Silent Key ZS5YF <1950 188 1989 ZS6A <1950 220 1964 Wally Browning--Silent Key ZS6CZ <1950 130 1950 Charles Stiemie--Silent Key ZS6EU <1950 204 1962 Arthur Coetzee ZS6FN <1950 270 1964 ZS5CU <1950 142 1953 J C Livingstone ZS6GI <1950 123 1950 ZS6HO <1950 114 1950 D F M McCormack ZS5BS <1950 113 1950 Milton Roseveare? ZS2AT <1950 212 1965 Arthur Trewan? ZS6RM (ZS1M) <1950 356 1992 Dick Matthews--Silent Key [1988-1990] ZS1BK <1950 232 1961 T Freeborough ZS6DW <1950 222 1955 W F (Bill) Meyer--Silent Key ZS6KK <1950 109 1950 Marie Kramer (later Cormack)--Silent Key ZS6IW (ZS2IW) <1950 345 1989 Mike Sherman--Silent Key < 1992 ZS1FD <1950 200 1989 F. Henry Flanter--Silent Key 1994 ZS5U <1950 104 1950 Bert Buckley ZS6CT <1950 101 1950 ZS6OW <1950 100 1950 > ZS6LW 1951-02-23 365 370 2000 A D "Van" van der Watt--Silent Key 2000-07 ZS2CR 1951 110 1951 Wally White--Silent Key ZS2EC 1951 117 1951 Lassie M. White--Silent Key ZS6OV 1951 130 1952 J van der Merwe ZS5FS 1951 106 1951 H R Turner? ZS6JZ 1951 180 1985 H C Williams ZS6SB 1951 105 1951 Karl Baumann--Silent Key ZS7C 1951 101 1951 W van Rensburg ZS3K 1951 140 1953 J van Rooyen ZS6IH 1951 100 1951 > ZS2U 1952-04-01 1471 305 1994 A F A (Al) Akers ZS6BJ 1952 124 1953 ZS6J 1952 141 1962 Reg Green--Silent Key ZS1FR 1952 106 1952 C J van der Westhuizen ZS6RI 1952 106 1952 C E Hogg ZS6QF 1952 105 1952 ZS2FH 1952 102 1952 Ron Inglis--Silent Key ZS6VR 1952 102 1952 ZS6OS 1952 101 1952 Dan Mahany--Silent Key ca. 1990 > ZS6XQ 1953 105 1953 L Nel ZS1BM 1953 103 1953 Stan Twine--Silent Key ca. 1980 ZS3S 1953 150 1962 M Bloch ZS5KF 1953 100 1953 ZS5LA 1953 113 1955 > ZS6WJ 1955 112 1955 E Dunkerly (Mrs) ZS5IO 1955 102 1955 ZS6SG 1955 100 1955 > ZS4MG 1958-05-22 3555 338 1989 Syd Coosner--now ZS6CM (inactive in Pretoria) > ZS6BBP 1959? 4235 358 2001 Hans Behrens--now VK2FTZ ZS1EL (ZS1AL) 1959-08-11 4485 192 2001 Vidi la Grange ZS1ACD 1959-09-10 4551 187 1966 Max Adler ZS1RM <1960 288 1965 Marge Snyman ZS1OU <1960 350 1993 Jack Snyman--Silent Key between 1998 and 2005 ZS2LL (ZS6IF) <1960 274 1995 Lambert Ledoux--Silent Key 2005 ZS6APQ <1960 141 1960 F J Corry ZS6ASW <1960 325 1994 Gerry Steenkamp ZS5LU <1960 152 1962 C D Petersen (Peterson?) ZS2HI <1960 126 1960 Ken Bradley--Silent Key ZS4UP <1960 123 1960 J P van den Berg ZS1NQ <1960 200 1966 Gwen Smith ZS2HX <1960 116 1960 Harry Polakow--Silent Key ZS4IO <1960 111 1960 P J van Niekerk ZS2JA <1960 108 1960 ZS6ATA <1960 240 1964 Norman Kropman ZS1SP <1960 104 1960 George Dowdney--Silent Key ca. 1990 ZS6AJX <1960 104 1960 ZS1KO <1960 102 1960 ZS2AW <1960 102 1960 Dudley Forsythe ZS8I <1960 102 1960 T E Meyer ZS1RK <1960 100 1960 ZS5KU <1960 200 1964 ZS6FR <1960 100 1960 D Phillips ZS6ZF <1960 100 1960 > ZS1FA 1961 137 1961 ZS6AJH 1961 133 1961 ZS5RS 1961 143 1962 ZS6AJO 1961 117 1961 E N (Tubby) Gibson/Gilson ZS6AEA 1961 123 1962 H R Howes ZS6YB 1961 110 1962 Doug Pitchford ZS6GS 1961 104 1961 ZS7M 1961 155 1964 ZS6KT 1961 100 1961 Dirk T. Fourie > ZS6VX 1962 206 1965 ZS3E 1962 135 1962 Kosie du Buisson--Silent Key <2010 ZS6ARI 1962 114 1962 ZS6JH 1962 103 1962 ZS2KX 1962 101 1962 Cyril Goodman--Silent Key ZS4LX 1962 129 1964 Jeff T. Hulbert--Later ZS6ALX, now Silent Key > ZS6YQ 1963-07-01 6721 375 2003 Bushy Roode--Silent Key 2005-05 ZS4F 1963 186 1963 Frik J. de Bruyn ZS2CV 1963 202 1965 Eric Gertenbach ZS6WS 1963 153 1963 ZS5UP 1963 151 1964 John Ayres ZS7R 1963 109 1963 ZS3AH 1963 108 1963 A M Horne ZS6AUL 1963 107 1963 ZS6QK 1963 103 1963 Astor Levy? ZS6AMS 1963 153 1965 Peter Schmarr ZS6AZQ 1963 312 1994 Baby Steenkamp ZS2MH 1963 100 1963 Eileen M. Harris--Silent Key > ZS2RM 1964 >240 <1987 Percy Buckley--Silent Key 1987 ZS6BIJ 1964 121 1966 William A. Willers ZS3EW 1964 102 1964 ZS6JQ 1964 101 1964 Cedar Ryan? ZS5S 1964 100 1964 M E Smith? > ZS6BEJ 1965 115 1965 Horst Fischer ZS5BA 1965 102 1965 Bert Boutell ZS1O 1965 101 1965 ZS1JQ 1965 101 1965 ZS6BL 1965 100 1965 > ZS6BIG 1966 110 1966 ZS6AUZ 1966 109 1966 ZS6AXU 1966 107 1966 > ZS5LB 1969-10-06 10782 Bert Lausecker > ZS6BNY 1979-05-08 18784 Cliff M. Bestall (ex ZS6EZ before WW-II) > S8AAT 1980-03 ?? 139 1980 Len de Klerk ZS6ANL 1981-04-06 21490 142 1985 Norbert Taferner--Silent Key 2010-05-12 ZS5MY 1981-06-25 21858 277 1991 Franz Taschl--now ZS6EU ZS2DK 1981-11-12 22367 225 2009 Mitch V. Rundle ZS6P 1983-05-31 24324 348 2011 Tjerk Lammers ZS6EZ (ZS6BCR) 1984-06-06 25190 348 2011 Chris R. Burger ZS5NK 1985-10-07 26100 348 2009 Gary Potgieter ZS6WB 1986-10-22 26728 341 2011 Hal Lund ZS/W6KG 1987-05-28 27138 116 1988 Lloyd Colvin--Silent Key 1993-12 ZS4TX 1989-07-10 28787 348 2011 Bernie van der Walt ZS6HZ 1990-06-04 29711 100 1990 Marc Lurie ZS6AOO 1990-10-17 328 1998 Jim de Almeida--now CT1HGS ZS9/W6KG 1991-08-22 30801 113 1991 Lloyd Colvin--Silent Key 1993-12 ZS1A (ZS6JHS) 1992-08-14 31677 314 2011 Johan Sevenster ZS6AYE 1993-03-29 32208 138 1993 Braam Devenier ZS5HAM 1993-06-06 32325 101 1993 Highway Branch, SARL ZS2DL 1993-09-27 32812 318 2011 Don van Loggerenberg ZS2LR 1993-09-27 32813 191? 1993 Jim van Loggerenberg ZS4Y 1995-10-24 34505 217 1996 Leon Foot ZS6Y 1995-12-04 34551 191? 1996 Etienne Swart > ZS1EL (ZS6AL) 2000-06-24 37041 289 2011 Vidi la Grange ZS6MG 2000-09-30 37241 246 2011 Vlado Karamitrov--now N3CZ ZS6NK 2002-03-04 38109 101? 2002 Paul Smit ZS6IL 2005-09-13 40533 119 2005 Ivan Lusic ZS6AND 2006-06-12 40794 109 2006 Aurelio Da Camara ZS2EZ 2007-02-13 41146 300 2011 Barry Murrell ZS4U 2008-01-26 41755 102 2008 Barney Fourie--now ZS6TQ ZS2I 2008-11-16 42449 252 2011 Johan van Aarde ZS2Y 2008-11-18 42491 233 2011 Thian de Jager ZS1JY 2010-09-24 44119 100 2010 Jacques J. le Roux ZS1XUK 2010-11-03 44215 226 2011 Simon C. Cammies ZS1AFS 2010-11-11 44242 103 2010 Tom Morgan--now G0CAJ ZS1AU 2010-12-30 44450 351 2011 Dennis Wells ZS6RJ 2011-02-22 44150 196 2011 Roger Jones ZS1REC 2011-03-21 44617 130 2011 Raoul Coetzee ZS6K (ZS6BSP) 2011-05-06 44851 111 2011 Jan Grobbelaar ZS3D 2011-06-25 44986 113 2011 Danie Mans ZS2CR 2011-09-18 45273 150 2011 Colette Rundle ZS5SAM 2011-11-20 45504 102 2011 Fred Andreas ZS6NJ 2011-11-29 45552 206 2011 Fanie Nel ZS6AKU 2011-12-01 45569 100 2011 Dirk U. Els [159 stations]
ZS1FJ 337 2005 Barry Fletcher--now 9V1FJ since 2004 ZS6PI 303 1989 C. B. De Wet van der Walt ZS1JD 259 1995 A. George Cooke--Silent Key 2007-09-05 ZS6BOK 249 1988 Vince Lurie--now in Portugal ZS5QO 153 1991 ZS3BI 131 1989 Arnold Kollmann--later V51BI ZS1WQ 130 1989 Rusty Lotter ZS5YN 107 1985 ZS6BUR 107 1985 Jim Houston ZS6XD 107 1985 Bill Smith--now in Britain ZS5MM 106 1992 Mack Laxon ZS1QJ 103 1985 Jack Dellow ZS5AZ 102 1988 Stan Finn? ZS5CO 102 1985 Reg Sweet--Silent Key 2011-06 [16 stations]
ZS1VP Buck Taylor--later G0OYH--Silent Key 2007-08-07 [1 station]
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ZS6BW <1950 285 1959 Bert Sachs--Silent Key < 1990 ZS6Q <1950 302 1965 Alan Chenik ZS6FU <1950 297 1991 Les Scott?? ZS1DO <1950 265 1964 J P Malan ZS5CU <1950 126 1953 J C Livingstone ZS5GU <1950 108 <1950 ZS6DW <1950 200 1955 W F (Bill) Meyer--Silent Key ZS6IW (ZS2IW) <1950 111 1955 Mike Sherman--Silent Key > ZS1GG 1951 110 1951 ZS6LW 1951-02-23 341 369 2000 A D "Van" van der Watt--Silent Key 2000-07 ZS5G 1951 102 1951 ZS3G 1951 123 1955 Dougie Fouché > ZS1KW 1952 132 1953 C J Brink ZS6Z 1952 149 1961 Arland Ussher--Silent Key > ZS6FN 1954 261 1964 > ZS2AT 1955 122 1961 Arthur Trewan?? > ZS6AHW 1959-04 104 1959 ZS1DC <1959 265 1964 Jack Swart--Silent Key ca. 1990 ZS1KO <1959 100 1959 > ZS6UR <1960 246 1963 W Ruurds ZS5PG <1960 327 1988 J Winter?? ZS2HX <1960 119 1960 Harry Polakow--Silent Key ZS2ND <1960 114 1960 H E William Jones ZS4UP <1960 108 1960 J P van den Berg ZS5DW <1960 106 1960 B Meyer ZS6AIA <1960 105 1960 ZS1OE <1960 160 1985 L S Rosenzweig?? ZS1RV <1960 102 1960 ZS8I <1960 100 1960 T E Meyer > ZS6JM (ZS5JM) 1961 356 1989 John McCoy--Silent Key; callsign reallocated 2001 ZS6ADB 1961 101 1961 ZS6YB 1961 105 1962 Doug Pitchford > ZS4MG 1962 151 1962 Syd Coosner--now ZS6CM (inactive in Pretoria) ZS3E 1962 122 1962 Kosie du Buisson--Silent Key ZS6VX 1962 121 1962 ZS6NM 1962 103 1962 Phil Miller ZS4LX 1962 129 1964 Jeff T. Hulbert--Later ZS6ALX, now Silent Key ZS6JH 1962 100 1962 > ZS6YQ 1963-07-01 2542 374 2003 Bushy Roode--Silent Key 2005-05 ZS6BBP 1963-08-06 2575 358 2001 Hans Behrens--now VK2FTZ ZS6AMV 1963 157 1963 A J Louw ZS1DC 1963 150 1963 ZS6QB/QW? 1963 105 1963 > ZS1TZ 1964 106 1964 Anita Rabie--lives in Pennsylvania, USA ZS6AKI 1964 102 1964 > ZS5LB 1969-10-06 4711 Bert Lausecker ZS4RN 1970-09 ?? 166 1970 ZS2SG 1975-06-02 7366 >125 Barry Jackson--now ZS2H ZS3MS 1980-12-17 11171 Martin Smith--now ZS5M ZS6EZ (ZS6BCR) 1984-06-06 14445 347 2011 Chris R. Burger ZS5NK 1985-10-07 15196 348 2009 Gary Potgieter ZS6TB 1985-11-23 15261 158 1990 Joe Katzmann ZS6AXC 1986-04-03 15456 102 1986 Hans Breebaart ZS6WB 1986-10-22 15707 336 2011 Hal Lund ZS4NS 1988-04-06 16556 170? 2000 Nico Schoonwinkel ZS4TX 1989-07-10 17366 315 2011 Bernie van der Walt ZS6HO 1990-07-23 18130 156 1997 Dave Miller ZS6AOO 1990-10-17 18568 328 1998 Jim de Almeida--now CT1HGS ZS2ACP 1992-01-13 19331 236 2011 André Botes ZS1A (ZS6JHS) 1992-08-14 19821 314 2011 Johan Sevenster ZS6AYE 1993-03-29 20310 135 1993 Braam Devenier ZS5HAM 1993-06-06 20420 101 1993 Highway Branch, SARL ZS6CEZ 1994-06-13 21489 102? 1994 Marietjie Coetzee ZS1LVH 1995-07-05 22252 204 2003 Louis van Heerden ZS6NB 1995-08-08 22309 276? 2001 Ken Pickersgill ZS4Y 1995-10-24 22497 217 1996 Leon Foot ZS6Y 1995-12-04 22534 179 1996 Etienne Swart ZS5BBO 1998-08-28 23711 103 1998 Edwin Musto--now ZL1BBO ZS2I (ZS4I) 1998-12-14 23921 239 2011 Johan van Aarde ZS6OMC 1999-06-24 24130 100 1999 Charles Kurt ZS6RVG 2000-09-25 24717 172 2000 Dave Plaskett--Silent Key < 2010 ZS2I 2000- - 102 2000 Izak van Aarde--Silent Key 2006 ZS6IR 2001-09-25 32250 300 2002 Uli von Aswegen--now DF7EF ZS6EGB 2002-03-04 32482 162? 2003 Emil Böhme ZS6IL 2005-06-25 33984 118 2005 Ivan Lusic ZS6P 2005-10-04 34082 348 2011 Tjerk Lammers ZS2DL 2006-06-27 34331 281 2011 Don van Loggerenberg ZS2EZ 2008-05-07 34990 218 2011 Barry Murrell ZS2Y 2010-09-15 36131 148 2011 Thian de Jager ZS1AU 2010-12-30 36267 350 2011 Dennis Wells ZS4BS 2011-02-08 36286 100 2010 Dennis Green ZS6RJ 2011-08-09 40074 153 2011 Roger Jones ZS2CR 2011-09-18 40206 103 2011 Colette Rundle ZS5SAM 2011-11-20 40317 102 2011 Fred Andreas ZS3D 2011-12-21 40??? 110 2011 Danie Mans [88 stations]
ZS6RM 351 1992 Dick Matthews--Silent Key [1988-1990] ZS1FJ 334 2003 Barry Fletcher--now 9V1FJ ZS6PI 301 1989 C. B. De Wet van der Walt ZS1JD 252 1995 A. George Cooke--Silent Key 2009-09-05 ZS3TL 150 1985 Rudi van der Walt ZS5ACW 131 1992 Paul T. Fourie--Silent Key < 1999 ZS4AE 128 1985 Franz Heidler--Silent Key 2007 ZS1BR 106 1985 Paul Johnson ZS6BRM 104 1990 ZS6NK 103 1985 Shemaya Frame--Callsign reallocated 2002 [10 stations]
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1. ZS6ANL 1981-04-06 1629 133 1985 Norbert Taferner--Silent Key 2010-05-12 2. ZS2U 1984-01-03 2882 252 1994 Al Akers 3. ZS6KR (ZS6BSZ) 1984-03-24 2290 341 2011 Hans Kappetijn 4. ZS6EZ (ZS6BCR) 1984-06-06 3072 347 2011 Chris R. Burger 5. ZS2WV 1985-04-01 3347 175 1993 Wim van Vorstenbosch--now ZS1WV 6. ZS2RM 1987-02-17 5568?240 1987 Percy Buckley--Silent Key 1987 7. ZS6NT 1989-02-10 4518 157 1992 Dwight West--Later AD7AQ--Silent Key 2009-12 8. ZS4TX 1990-09-28 5286 347 2011 Bernie van der Walt 9. ZS1AFZ 1995-01-23 7076 161 1995 Poppie Oosthuizen 10. ZS6/G3SGQ 1996-04-11 7587 118 1996 Ron Hill--Silent Key 2009? 11. ZS6UT 1996-08-19 7688 151 2003 Ed Willers 12. ZS6ESU 1998-11-23 8380 106 1999 Hester la Grange--Later ZS1ESU--Silent Key 2011-06-18 13. ZS1EL (ZS6AL) 1998-11-23 8382 276 2011 Vidi la Grange 14. ZS6AA (ZS1AN) 2003-08-25 9766 139 2008 Andrew Roos 15. ZS6EGB 2004-10-22 10098 129 2008 Emil G. Böhme 16. ZS2DL 2006-06-27 10535 290 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 17. ZS6X (ZS6BQI) 2008-06-10 11148 230 2011 Artour Makhtsiev 18. ZS2EZ 2009-11-06 11714 225 2011 Barry Murrell 19. ZS2Y 2010-09-15 12228 155 2011 Thian de Jager 20. ZS1REC 2011-03-21 12391 127 2011 Raoul Coetzee 21. ZS6RJ 2011-05-05 12466 145 2011 Roger Jones 22. ZS2I 2011-05-31 12579 113 2011 Johan van Aarde
1. ZS6EZ 1996-09-23 755 196 2011 Chris R. Burger 2. ZS6RVG 2000-09-25 1037 146 2006 Dave Plaskett--Silent Key < 2010 3. ZS2DL 2008-04-01 1881 212 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 4. ZS2EZ 2008-05-07 1916 256 2011 Barry Murrell 5. ZS2Y 2009-04-20 2160 171 2011 Thian de Jager 6. ZS2I 2010-11-02 2666 128 2011 Johan van Aarde 7. ZS2CR 2011-09-18 2893 116 2011 Colette Rundle 8. ZS6GRL 2011-12-08 3005 106 2011 Geoffrey Ronald Levey
1. ZS2ACP 1995-08-14 210 103 1995 André Botes
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1. ZS5LB 1987-02-06 199 161 1995 Bert Lausecker 2. ZS6EZ 1997-09-27 698 135 2011 Chris R. Burger 3. ZS4TX 1997-09-30 711 172 2011 Bernie van der Walt 4. ZS6UT 2003-07-16 1024 101 2003 Ed Willers 5. ZS1REC 2011-05-07 2006 102 2011 Raoul Coetzee
1. ZS6EZ (ZS6BCR) 1988-11-01 120 234 2011 Chris R. Burger 2. ZS6KR 1996-09-23 1357 189 2011 Hans Kappetijn 3. ZS6WB 1996-09-26 1344 154 2011 Hal Lund 4. ZS4TX 2000-09-30 1829 250 2011 Bernie van der Walt 5. ZS6IR 2001-09-25 1901 122 2002 Uli von Aswegen--now DF7EF 6. ZS2DL 2010-05-17 3016 117 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 7. ZS6P 2011-03-17 3167 130 2011 Tjerk Lammers
1. ZS6EZ (ZS6BCR) 1989-05-01 131 306 2011 Chris R. Burger 2. ZS6P 1995-09-21 1430 249 2011 Tjerk Lammers 3. ZS6KR 1996-09-23 1682 272 2011 Hans Kappetijn 4. ZS6WB 1996-09-26 1662 218 2011 Hal Lund 5. ZS4TX 2000-09-30 3611 309 2011 Bernie van der Walt 6. ZS6IR 2001-09-25 3719 166 2002 Uli von Aswegen--now DF7EF 7. ZS2DL 2008-04-01 4606 212 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 8. ZS1EL 2008-03-21 4753 148 2011 Vidi la Grange 9. ZS2EZ 2011-06-18 5497 120 2011 Barry Murrell
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1. ZS6EZ 2002-11-15 224 2011 Chris R. Burger 2. ZS1EL 2006-02-28 153 2011 Vidi la Grange 3. ZS2DL 2009-06-10 192 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 4. ZS2EZ 2010-09-20 135 2011 Barry Murrell
1. ZS6EZ 2000-09-30 328 2011 Chris R. Burger 2. ZS6IR 2001-09-25 276 2002 Uli von Aswegen--now DF7EF 3. ZS4TX 2003-03-30 290 2011 Bernie van der Walt 4. ZS1EL 2006-02-28 227 2011 Vidi la Grange 5. ZS2DL 2006-06-27 287 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 6. ZS2EZ 2008-05-07 249 2011 Barry Murrell 7. ZS2I 2008-11-16 192 2011 Johan van Aarde 8. ZS6KR 2009-07-10 308 2011 Hans Kappetijn 9. ZS2Y 2009-10-23 163 2011 Thian de Jager 10. ZS1AU 2010-12-30 318 2011 Dennis Wells 11. ZS2ACP 2011-03-11 3830 182 2011 André Botes 12. ZS6P 2011-03-17 3747 247 2011 Tjerk Lammers 13. ZS6RJ 2011-08-09 132 2011 Roger Jones 14. ZS2CR 2011-09-18 113 2011 Colette Rundle
1. ZS6EZ 2001-05-21 266 2011 Chris R. Burger 2. ZS6IR 2001-09-25 184 2002 Uli von Aswegen--now DF7EF 3. ZS1EL 2008-03-21 169 2011 Vidi la Grange 4. ZS2DL 2009-06-10 226 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 5. ZS2EZ 2009-12-18 187 2011 Barry Murrell 6. ZS2Y 2011-06-10 17561 104 2011 Thian de Jager
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1. ZS6KR 2000-09-18 301 2011 Hans Kappetijn 2. ZS6EZ 2000-09-30 327 2011 Chris R. Burger 3. ZS6IR 2001-09-25 256 2002 Uli von Aswegen--now DF7EF 4. ZS4TX 2003-03-30 289 2011 Bernie van der Walt 5. ZS1EL 2006-02-28 196 2011 Vidi la Grange 6. ZS6RVG 2006-03-27 106 2006 Dave Plaskett--Silent Key < 2010 7. ZS2DL 2006-06-27 251 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 8. ZS2EZ 2008-05-07 208 2011 Barry Murrell 9. ZS2I 2008-11-16 178 2011 Johan van Aarde 10. ZS2Y 2010-09-15 153 2011 Thian de Jager 11. ZS6P 2011-03-17 3204 183 2011 Tjerk Lammers 12. ZS6RJ 2011-08-09 3369 103 2011 Roger Jones
1. ZS6IR 2001-09-25 166 2002 Uli von Aswegen--now DF7EF 2. ZS6EZ 2002-11-15 250 2011 Chris R. Burger 3. ZS2DL 2010-05-17 1288 170 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 4. ZS1EL 2011-05-15 1504 114 2011 Vidi la Grange 5. ZS2EZ 2011-06-18 1516 155 2011 Barry Murrell
1. ZS6EZ (ZS6BCR) 1988-07-01 160 307 2011 Chris R. Burger 2. ZS6P 1989-01-31 401 273 2011 Tjerk Lammers 3. ZS4TX 1990-09-28 995 248 2011 Bernie van der Walt 4. ZS6HO 1993-08-02 1802 112 1997 Dave Miller 5. ZS1A (ZS6JHS) 1993-08-09 2075 173 2011 Johan Sevenster 6. ZS4Y 1995-10-24 3041 102 1996 Leon Foot 7. ZS6Y 1995-12-04 3058 103 1996 Etienne Swart 8. ZS6KR 1996-09-23 3230 253 2011 Hans Kappetijn 9. ZS6WB 1996-09-26 3210 267 2011 Hal Lund 10. ZS6NB 1996-11-27 3245 185 2001 Ken Pickersgill 11. ZS6RVG 2000-09-25 165 2006 Dave Plaskett--Silent Key < 2010 12. ZS6IR 2001-09-25 31884 241 2002 Uli von Aswegen--now DF7EF 13. ZS1EL 2006-02-28 32719 146 2011 Vidi la Grange 14. ZS2DL 2006-08-07 32819 175 2011 Don van Loggerenberg 15. ZS2I 2008-11-16 33133 137 2011 Johan van Aarde 16. ZS2ACP 2011-05-24 33632 102 2011 André Botes 17. ZS2EZ 2011-06-18 33652 137 2011 Barry Murrell 18. ZS6RJ 2011-09-28 33751 101 2011 Roger Jones 19. ZS2Y 2011-10-17 33746 100 2011 Thian de Jager
Note: ZS6RVG's certificate number would be very welcome!
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1. ZS6WB 1998-12-11 238 139 2011 Hal Lund 2. ZS6AXT 1999-09-22 249 126 2001 Ivo Chladek 3. ZS6EZ 2001-05-21 336 109 2011 Chris R. Burger 4. ZS6NK 2002-03-04 461 101 2006 Paul Smit
No ZS members
2443 ZS6EZ 1830 ZS6WB 1742 ZS4TX 1619 ZS2DL 1395 ZS6IR 1311 ZS6KR 1238 ZS2EZ 1181 ZS1EL 1103 ZS6P 1028 ZS6X [10 stations]
Note: The entry level is 1000 (or an average of 100 per band). The highest South African score represents an average of over 240 per band. ZS6KR's score is composed of credits on the five "classic" bands only, with an average score of over 260 per band.
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# Callsign Date Num Bands 1. ZS5LB 1972-03-13 153 8 (1,8 18 25) Bert Lausecker 2. ZS5BK 1985-11-08 1975 5 Bill Smith--Silent Key 1991 3. ZS6EZ (ZS6BCR) 1986-04-21 2071 10 (1,8 10 18 25 50) Chris R. Burger 4. ZS5MY 1986-05-21 2088 5 Franz Taschl--now ZS6EU 5. ZS4TX 1992-01-22 3099 6 (1,8) Bernie van der Walt 6. ZS6KR 1996-09-23 4242 5 Hans Kappetijn 7. ZS6WB 1996-09-26 4231 9 (10 18 25 50) Hal Lund 8. ZS6P 1998-12-11 4675 5 Tjerk Lammers 9. ZS6IR 2001-09-25 5082 7 (18 25) Uli von Aswegen--now DF7EF 10. ZS6X (ZS6BQI) 2010-03-01 6731 8 (10 18 25) Artour Makhtsiev 11. ZS2DL 2010-05-17 6794 8 (10 18 25) Don van Loggerenberg
Note: The columns above are self-explanatory, except perhaps for "Bands". The basic 5BDXCC is issued for DXCC on each of five bands (3,5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz). Band endorsements can be added for additional bands. If a station's score is more than 5, the additional bands completed are listed in brackets, with the figures in MHz. The only available endorsements are 1,8, 10, 18, 25, 50 and 144 MHz. No ZS has ever obtained the 144 MHz endorsement. Those in the know regard the 10, 18 and 25 MHz band endorsements as just a formality, but both 1,8 and 50 MHz are much harder than any of the five basic bands.
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Note: In principle, there should be a Top Three in each category. However, Satellite has less than three listed members, while the Mixed and Phone DXCCs have enough participation to warrant a Top Ten. The Top Ten on Mixed and Phone contains only stations still listed as active members in the ARRL list. A separate table with the all-time high scores for these two DXCCs is included in the following section. For all the other awards, all callsigns shown are listed as active in the ARRL lists.
| Mixed | Phone | CW | Digital | Satellite |
|
358 ZS6BBP 351 ZS1AU 348 ZS4TX 348 ZS5NK 348 ZS6EZ 348 ZS6P 338 ZS6WB 337 ZS1FJ 325 ZS6ASW 318 ZS2DL |
350 ZS1AU 348 ZS5NK 348 ZS6P 347 ZS6EZ 334 ZS1FJ 333 ZS6WB 328 ZS6AOO 315 ZS4TX 314 ZS1A 300 ZS6IR |
347 ZS4TX 347 ZS6EZ 341 ZS6KR 290 ZS2DL 276 ZS1EL 252 ZS2U |
256 ZS2EZ 212 ZS2DL 196 ZS6EZ |
103 ZS2ACP |
| 1,8 MHz | 3,5 MHz | 7 MHz | 10 MHz | 14 MHz |
|
172 ZS4TX 161 ZS5LB 135 ZS6EZ |
250 ZS4TX 234 ZS6EZ 189 ZS6KR |
309 ZS4TX 306 ZS6EZ 272 ZS6KR |
224 ZS6EZ 192 ZS2DL 151 ZS1EL |
328 ZS6EZ 318 ZS1AU 308 ZS6KR |
| 18 MHz | 21 MHz | 25 MHz | 28 MHz | 50 MHz |
|
266 ZS6EZ 226 ZS2DL 187 ZS2EZ |
327 ZS6EZ 301 ZS6KR 289 ZS4TX |
250 ZS6EZ 170 ZS2DL 166 ZS6IR |
307 ZS6EZ 273 ZS6P 259 ZS6WB |
139 ZS6WB 126 ZS6AXT 109 ZS6EZ |
| Mixed | Phone | CW | Digital | Satellite |
|
398 W7KH |
393 4X4DK |
358 W9KNI |
354 DK3CU |
274 DJ5MN |
| 1,8 MHz | 3,5 MHz | 7 MHz | 10 MHz | 14 MHz |
|
332 W4ZV |
362 ON4UN |
366 W4DR |
346 3 stations |
391 4X4DK |
| 18 MHz | 21 MHz | 25 MHz | 28 MHz | 50 MHz |
|
347 2 stations |
370 DJ2BW |
345 K2TQC |
361 W4DR |
257 LZ2CC |
Note: The table above contains only stations currently listed in the ARRL's official list. The table below contains the all-time high scores. Several of the members were licenced just after WW-II, and worked dozens of countries that were subsequently deleted. Their scores are unattainable to someone entering the race now, as those countries are no longer available to be worked. However, to reflect the persistent achievement by old timers over many decades, the table below shows the all-time high achievements in each category.
| Mixed | Phone |
|
375 ZS6YQ (inactive) 370 ZS6LW (inactive) 358 ZS6BBP 356 ZS6RM (inactive) 351 ZS1AU 350 ZS1OU (inactive) 348 ZS4TX 348 ZS5NK 348 ZS6EZ 348 ZS6P |
374 ZS6YQ (inactive) 369 ZS6LW (inactive) 358 ZS6BBP (inactive) 356 ZS6JM (inactive) 351 ZS6RM (inactive) 350 ZS1AU 348 ZS5NK 348 ZS6P 347 ZS6EZ 334 ZS1FJ |
Note: The term "inactive" means that the station is no longer listed by ARRL. The reason is generally that no cards have been submitted since the introduction of the computer system in the Nineties. In some cases, stations were removed when the operators died. As of 2010, only ZS6BBP is listed as inactive while still being alive (although he lives in Australia).
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The start date for each DXCC award (where known) is listed below:
| Award | Start Date | Contacts from | First Certificate | First ZS | Number | Months |
|
Mixed Phone CW Digital Satellite 5 Band 1,8 MHz 3,5 MHz 7 MHz 10 MHz 14 MHz 18 MHz 21 MHz 25 MHz 28 MHz 50 MHz 144 MHz |
1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1975-07-01 1976-11-01 1977-09 1968 197? 1988-11-01 1989-05-01 2002-10-01 2000-01-01 2001-01-02 2000-07-01 2001-07-02 1988-07-01 198? 198? |
1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1975-01-01 1945-11-15 1965-03-01 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 1945-11-15 |
1947-04-02 W1FH 1947-05-?? W1FH 1975-07-01 W3KT 1976-11-01 WA3IKK 1978-05-?? W2BXA 1969-09-09 W4QCW 1976-11-01 W1BB 1988-11-01 ON4UN 1989-05-01 W4DR 2002-10-01 Many 2000-01-01 Many 2001-01-02 Many 2000-07-01 Many 2001-07-02 Many 1988-07-01 W4DR 1990-01-02 K5FF 1991-01-11 W5UN |
1951-02-23 ZS6LW 1951-02-23 ZS6LW 1981-04-06 ZS6ANL 1996-09-23 ZS6EZ 1995-08-14 ZS2ACP 1972-03-13 ZS5LB 1987-02-06 ZS5LB 1988-11-01 ZS6BCR 1989-05-01 ZS6BCR 2002-11-15 ZS6EZ 2000-09-30 ZS6EZ 2001-05-21 ZS6EZ 2000-09-18 ZS6KR 2001-09-25 ZS6IR 1988-07-01 ZS6BCR 1998-12-11 ZS6WB None |
365 341 1629 755 210 153 199 120 131 -- -- -- -- -- 160 238 -- |
46 45 69 239 207 30 123 0 0 1 9 5 3 3 0 107 >240 (and counting) |
WA3IKK is now K3WC. W4QCW is now W4DR. ZS6BCR is now ZS6EZ. ZS6LW and W1BB are deceased. ZS6LW is thought to be the first ZS on Mixed on Phone. In all other cases, the station listed is certainly first.
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